Former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has announced his decision to step back from active political participation.
Garba disclosed this in a statement shared on his X handle on Tuesday, saying he would now devote his full attention to his technology business.
He said the decision followed careful consideration of his responsibility to his private business and its subsidiaries.
“To my friends, associates, party leaders, supporters and the general public, after careful reflection, I write to formally announce my decision to scale down all politically related activities and to focus exclusively on my responsibilities as Executive Chairman of IPI Group Limited and Chief Platform Architect of the Group and all its subsidiaries,” Garba stated.
He explained that his business responsibilities required his continued personal involvement, technical expertise and presence, making it difficult to combine them effectively with extensive political activities.
“In all honesty, they cannot be carried alongside heavy political participation without one or the other suffering.
“I have therefore chosen to give my full and exclusive attention to the development of our AI-First enterprise, and to the work of strengthening our community and our society through technology, for the greater good of all, and for the benefit of the future of our country and our continent,” he said.
Garba also expressed appreciation to his supporters, political associates and party leaders for their backing throughout his political career.
“I am deeply grateful for the interest, the invitations and the collective support I have received throughout my political journey over the past nine years. That season shaped me, and I do not take lightly the confidence that was placed in me,” he added.
Garba first declared his ambition to contest the 2019 presidential election under the APC, campaigning on issues including structural reforms, youth participation and national integration.
He remained an APC presidential aspirant ahead of the 2023 general elections but withdrew from the party’s presidential contest in 2022.
He had cited the high cost of obtaining the expression-of-interest and nomination forms, which were priced at N100 million, arguing that the cost could commercialise politics and make it difficult for young and less financially endowed Nigerians to participate.
Ex-APC presidential aspirant Adamu Garba quits active politics